Stewart Mercer
Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity

- Usher Institute
- College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Contact details
Address
- Street
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Usher Institute – University of Edinburgh
Old Medical School
Teviot Place - City
- Edinburgh
- Post code
- EH8 9AG
Background
Stewart is Professor of Primary Care and Multimorbidity at the University of Edinburgh, and a General Practitioner. He entered medicine as a mature student at Bristol University after an early career in basic science including PhD studies at Cambridge University, and post-doctoral research at Oxford University. After qualifying as a GP in 1997, he gained a series of CSO Fellowships to develop research skills in primary care. He was Professor of Primary Care Research at Glasgow University (2008-2018) before joining the Usher Institute in January 2019.
Stewart is the current Director of the Scottish School of Primary Care (since 2014), Adjunct Professor of Primary Care Research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (since 2008) and Honorary Professor at the University of Manchester (since 2019). He was a Visiting Professor at McMasters University in 2018 and the University of Melbourne in 2012.
Responsibilities & affiliations
Responsibilities at the University of Edinburgh include Co-Convenor of Athena Swan (Deanery of Molecular, Genetics, and Population Health Sciences (from April 2020), Co-Director of Telescot, and Research Lead for the Centre for Homelessness and Inclusive Health. As a core member of the new £20 million Advanced Care Research Centre, Stewart is Deputy Director of the PhD Programme (for CMMV) of the Academy of Leadership and Training, and work-package lead for new models of care.
Research summary
Stewart is recognised internationally for his research on multimorbidity, empathy, and the inverse care law. He is committed to research that includes deprived and under-served communities. He has a particular interest in mental-physical multimorbidity, and non-pharmacological interventions such as mindfulness and compassion-based approaches.
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Mindfulness for people with chronic pain: Factors affecting engagement and suggestions for programme optimisation
In:
Health Expectations, vol. 26, pp. 1287-1307
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13745
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
A comparative overview of health and social care policy for older people in England and Scotland, United Kingdom (UK)
In:
Health Policy, vol. 132
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104814
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Evaluating primary care transformation: Synthesis of findings from UK pilot project reviews
In:
British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0154
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
Effectiveness of holistic assessment-based interventions in improving outcomes in adults with multiple long-term conditions and/or frailty: an umbrella review protocol
In:
JBI evidence synthesis
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00406
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes outcomes and complications: a nationwide cohort study
In:
Diabetes Care
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2337/dc23-0177
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (E-pub ahead of print) -
The impact of varying the number and selection of conditions on estimated multimorbidity prevalence:: a cross-sectional study using a large, primary care population dataset
In:
PLoS Medicine, vol. 20, pp. e1004208
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004208
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Impact of MidMed1-8, a general practitioner-led modified comprehensive geriatric assessment for patients with frailty
(9 pages)
In:
Age and Ageing, vol. 52
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad006
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Challenges in implementing GP Clusters in Scotland: a comparison of the views of senior primary care stakeholders in 2016 and 2021
In:
British Journal of General Practice Open (BJGP Open)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2022.0152
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Published) -
Epidemiology of health and social care outcomes stratified by multimorbidity status in Wales examining household and area covariates: study protocol for a multilevel analysis
In:
PLoS ONE
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article (Accepted/In press) -
Patient and public involvement in the ongoing applied artificial intelligence and complex health interventions co-design work
(5 pages)
Briefing Paper › Other contribution (In preparation)